Joseph Schlitz Brewing Co. v. Childs

On March 30, 1895, one John M. Wark was engaged in the retail saloon business in the city of Minneapolis, and was then indebted to this plaintiff in the sum of $888.83 for money loaned on two> separate occasions in the year 1894, and which was past due and unsecured. He had been a customer of plaintiff for several years, with a good reputation, and reliable in business matters. He held a license to sell liquor, granted by the city of Minneapolis, which would expire the next day, and had no money with which to purchase a new license. The plaintiff knew of an unexpired license which then had…